Use Affix to Determine the Meaning of a Word: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.B - Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

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Use the definitions below to determine the meaning of "preheat".

Heat: a degree of warmth

Pre: to do in advance

Answer

The information given helps us answer this question.

We know that heat is to be warm and pre is to do something in advance, or before. Based on these definitions, "preheat" means "To heat in advance".

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Complete the sentence with the correct prefix.

The _____cut pizza slices made it easy to grab a piece.

Answer

A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
This sentence makes the most sense with the prefix “pre”. Since the pizza slices were cut before or precut, they were easy to grab.

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Complete the sentence with the correct prefix.

We can _______start the movie since you missed the beginning.

Answer

A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
This sentence makes the most sense with the prefix “re”. They will start the movie over again, or restart.

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Complete the sentence with the correct prefix.

Sara _____spelled several words on the spelling test so she didn’t score very well.

Answer

A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
This sentence makes the most sense with the prefix “mis”. Sara didn’t do well on the test because she spelled words incorrectly, or misspelled them.

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What does rethink mean?

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A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to think again because the prefix “re” means again.

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What does reuse mean?

Answer

A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to use again because the prefix “re” means again.

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What does misuse mean?

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A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to use incorrectly because the prefix “mis” means incorrectly.

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What does rebuild mean?

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A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to build again because the prefix “re” means again.

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What does precooked mean?

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A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to cook before because the prefix “pre” means before.

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What does misread mean?

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A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to read incorrectly because the prefix “mis” means incorrectly.

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What does reread mean?

Answer

A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to read again because the prefix “re” means again.

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